School administrators in Barbour County have been grappling with decisions that are in the best interest of their school districts with COVID numbers affecting students and teachers. While every effort is being made to keep students in the classrooms, the health and safety of students and others in the schools are of utmost priority.
Snow flurries were spotted in Barbour County on Sunday, but no accumulation was reported in the county. While many were excited to see the first snow in a few years, it did not last long and presented no opportunity to make a snowman! It’s amazing how a few flakes of snow can get our fascination!
Three of the prisons in our area are among those with the highest number of new COVID cases among the incarcerated. Easterling Correctional Facility, located in Clio, accounts for 37 of the 421 active cases of which 334 are additional cases this week among Alabama prisoners.
Tyron M. Paige, 24, of Eufaula was arrested by the Eufaula Police Department for Attempted Murder in the shooting of a 25-year-old victim near the 2100 block of South Randolph Avenue in Eufaula on Tuesday, January 11 around 11:00 p.m.
ENGULFED - Last Tuesday night, January 11, Clayton Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire on Jennings Street in Clayton with visible flames. Louisville, Bakerhill and Clio volunteer departments were also on scene to assist Clayton with containing the fire. The fire is believed to have started from a space heater that had been left on. The house trailer was not able to be saved, and all contents in the house were lost. Photo by Laney Gulledge
AUBURN UNIVERSITY Auburn University has announced students who have earned Dean’s List distinction for the 2021 fall semester. In order to earn this distinction, a student must be full-time whose semester GPA is 3.5 or higher in 12 or more semester hours of course work for which a grade or grades are received are named to the Dean’s List.
Thieves targeting cars in residential areas in Eufaula has been on an increase in the past 18 months, according to the Eufaula Police Department. Offenders are walking from house to house, going from vehicle to vehicle, until they find one that is unlocked.
Matthew Amos Burke, the man who was convicted of kidnapping Elton B. Stephens, Jr. and sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison, was recaptured December 17 after being accidently released a week earlier.
JULY - Judge Burt Smithart, Presiding Judge of Barbour and Bullock Counties, was sworn in as the newly elected President of the Alabama Association of Circuit Judges (AACJ); Texasville United Methodist Church celebrated its 126th anniversary; Mrs. Bertha Daniels Mulkey of Clayton celebrated her 101st birthday; Anderson Baptist Church in Clio held its centennial celebration; Barbour County Schools announced they will provide all back-to-school supplies for all students in the upcoming school year; municipal elections in Clayton were extended one year; Louisville Fire and Rescue dedicated their new fire truck to the memory of longtime chief Lance Clark; and a spike in COVID- 19 cases caused Barbour County to be “Very High Risk.”
What a game Monday night when two SEC teams, Alabama and Georgia, competed for the National Championship title! The game was close through three quarters, but the Bulldogs pulled off a 33-18 victory over the injured Tide. A picksix by the Bulldogs in the final minute clinched the title.